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<span class=large>THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES</span>
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CHAPTER 21
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Paul journeys to Jerusalem—He is persecuted, arrested, and bound.
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And</span> it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the <i>day</i> following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
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And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
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Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
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And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 38: 33.">Spirit</a>, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
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And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till <i>we were</i> out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
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And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
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And when we had finished <i>our</i> course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
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And the next <i>day</i> we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 8: 40.">Caesarea</a>: and we entered into the house of <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/8b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 6: 5; Eph. 4: 11.">Philip</a> the <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/21/8c" mark="c" type="A" title="2 Tim. 4: 5.">evangelist</a>, which was <i>one</i> of the seven; and abode with him.
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And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Judg. 4: 4 (4-5); Acts 2: 17.">prophesy</a>.
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And as we tarried <i>there</i> many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
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And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 2: 18; Acts 11: 28 (27-28).">Holy</a> Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver <i>him</i> into the hands of the Gentiles.
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And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart?  for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 20: 24; D&C 103: 28 (27-28).">die</a> at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 26: 42.">will</a> of the Lord be done.
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And after those days we <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/15a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR made preparation, packed baggage.">took</a> up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
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There went with us also <i>certain</i> of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Old Age.">old</a> disciple, with whom we should lodge.
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And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
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And the <i>day</i> following Paul went in with us unto <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gal. 1: 19.">James</a>; and all the elders were present.
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And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 11: 18; Alma 26: 31 (11-36).">Gentiles</a> by his ministry.
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And when they heard <i>it,</i> they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/20a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Zeal.">zealous</a> of the law:
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And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/21a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Circumcision.">circumcise</a> <i>their</i> children, neither to walk after the <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/21b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 6: 14.">customs</a>.
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What is it therefore?  the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
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Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/23a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Vows.">vow</a> on them;
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Them take, and purify thyself with them, and <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/24a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR pay expenses for them.">be</a> at charges with them, that they may <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/24b" mark="b" type="A" title="Lev. 14: 8; Num. 6: 18 (2-18).">shave</a> <i>their</i> heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but <i>that</i> thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
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As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written <i>and</i> concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from <i>things</i> offered to <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 15: 20 (19-20).">idols</a>, and from blood, and from strangled, and from <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/25b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Fornication.">fornication</a>.
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Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="Num. 6: 13.">accomplishment</a> of the days of <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/26b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Purification.">purification</a>, until that an <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/21/26c" mark="c" type="A" title="Num. 6: 11 (9-12).">offering</a> should be offered for every one of them.
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And when the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="Num. 6: 9.">seven</a> days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
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Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all <i>men</i> every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 24: 6.">temple</a>, and hath <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/28b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Pollution.">polluted</a> this holy place.
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(For they had seen before with him in the city <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/29a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 20: 4.">Trophimus</a> an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
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And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
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And as they went about to <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/31a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 26: 21; 2 Cor. 11: 26.">kill</a> him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/31b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Rioting and Reveling.">uproar</a>.
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Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/32a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 23: 27.">captain</a> and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
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Then the chief <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/33a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 24: 7.">captain</a> came near, and took him, and commanded <i>him</i> to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
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And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/34a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 22: 24.">castle</a>.
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And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
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For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
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And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee?  Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
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Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
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But Paul said, I am a man <i>which am</i> a Jew of <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/39a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 23: 34.">Tarsus</a>, <i>a city</i> in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
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And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/21/40a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 12: 17.">beckoned</a> with the hand unto the people.  And when there was made a great <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/21/40b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Silence.">silence</a>, he spake unto <i>them</i> in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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